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Progress at Corinna Mill!

There’s been some progress at Corinna Mill today. A second MTH ”Granary” building was acquired from The Moose Caboose, doubling the size of the mill building. The two buildings will undergo some...

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Removing the Roller Coaster

Work closed a half day today because of the weather, and I decided to take the rest of the day as well. I used at least part of the time to see about removing the roller coaster sub-roadbed at the …...

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Busy Day in Brooks

Today was a busy day in the little town of Brooks on the Corinna & Searsport. The long siding serving the town was graded and laid, and rough grading for the store and also the “coop” were roughed...

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The Wall

Not having to go to work this week is great fun. I get to work on the railroad, among other things. So far this week, I’ve cleaned the garage a good bit, as well as the basement and my home office …...

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The Train Room is Now … A Room!

After a couple of days work and a couple of trips back to Lowes, the train room is now its own room. The wall is completed, with the exception of tying in the two AC outlets. I need to shut down …...

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C&S Acquires Two Additional Locomotives and Shop Projects

New Locomotives Based on some information received this past weekend, management decided to acquire two additional locomotives. A pair of inside-frame Forney type locomotives were financed, and the...

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Thoughts on Bragg Hill and the Corinna Turntable

I mentioned the other day that I had been thinking about operations, and had determined that the area beyond Corinna had to exist in some form if the operations were to make sense. So, reluctantly, I...

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Growing the Corinna Mill

In a previous post, I gave a hint about what the mill at Corinna Mill would look like. The structure is based on two MTH Granary buildings, butted together. Today, I got up the nerve to cut into a pair...

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Custom Trax Hand Laid Flex Track and Turnouts

Some of you may remember that some time back, I was considering switching (no pun intended) away from Micro Engineering track and switches, almost to the point of considering hand-laying the rest of...

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Considering Photo Backgrounds

As you’ve seen from the photographs of the layout so far, I’ve still not done anything about backgrounds. And for good reason. I’m a horrible painter. I’ve also commented in the past that I’m not...

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Radio Control v. DCC/Sound for the Corrina & Searsport

This is going to come a a shock, and I almost can’t believe that I’m actually contemplating this: the removal of most, if not all, of the electrical wiring from my layout, and switching to...

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